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02 Vocabulary - Set B (91 of 700) Flashcards

1
Q

Make a short sentence with the verb

to heed

0705

A

If he had heeded his parents’ warning, the accident would never have happened.

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2
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to forebode

0707

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The oracles at Delphi often forboded ill fortune for ancient Greece.

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3
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to spurn

as in to refuse

0711

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She spurned the offer of a job at her company’s chief rival.

synonyms: reject, decline

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4
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Make a short sentence with the word

to rebate

0724

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The city council decide to rebate local taxes by ten percent.

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5
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to remit

0726

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I agreed to remit the balance of my account within thirty days.

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6
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to redress

0738

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The victims demanded that their pain and suffering be redressed.

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7
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to smother

as in to supress

0741

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Whe the oil in the pan caught fire, she tried to smother the flames with a blanket.

synonyms: to stiffle

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8
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to jeer

0757

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The unrully soccer fans jeered at the referee and threw bottles.

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9
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to sneer

0758

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Some scientist simply sneered at Einstein’s early theories of relativity.

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10
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to distend

as in to expand

0763

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The sight of the children, their stomachs distended with hunger, moved the journalist to tears.

synonyms: to swell, to dilate

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11
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to contend

0776

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A number of professors were contending for the post of dean.

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12
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to emblazon

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The walls of the castle were emblazoned with bright banners.

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13
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to engender

as in to create

0814

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They hoped that our research would engender further efforts to cure cancer.

synonyms: to generate, to prompt

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14
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Make a short sentence with the word

to mar

0825

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The Olympic Games were mared by a lethal bomb explosion.

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15
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to waive

0835

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He agreed to waive some of his rights in return for a reduced sentence.

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16
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to supplant

0839

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The prime minister suspected the man of trying to supplant him.

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17
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to poach

0845

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In the past, poaching animals from the royal forests was punishable by death.

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18
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to wriggle

as in to squirm

0866

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The little girl began to wriggle uncomfortably on her chair.

synonyms: to fidget, to fiddle

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19
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to jiggle

as in to shake

0870

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He jiggled the power switch a few times but nothing happened.

synonyms: to jerk, to vibrate

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20
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to overrun

0881

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The city was completely overrun by crime.

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21
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to affix

0891

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He affixed some Christmas lights to the roof of his house.

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22
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to coax

0893

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The police officer tried to coax the old lady’s cat into climbing down from the tree.

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23
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to chafe

as in to annoy

0897

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The students were chafing under the strict rules introduced by the new principal.

synonyms: irritate, bug, aggravate

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24
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to snare

as in to trap

0900

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When I was young, my uncle taught me how to snare rabbits.

synonyms: ensnare

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25
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Make a short sentence with the verb

to dice

0915

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She diced the carrots and then put them on to boil.

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26
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Make a short sentence with the noun

gorge

0923

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They peered over the edge of the gorge and looked at the stream far below.

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27
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Make a short sentence with the noun

zest

0924

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The girl does everything with such zest that it is hard not to admire her spirit.

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28
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

amity

as in friendship

0937

A

The festival was intended to provide amity between nations.

synonyms: cordiality, neighborliness

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29
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Make a short sentence with the noun

pageant

0938

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Every year, a pageant is hel to celebrate the town’s history.

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30
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Make a short sentence with the noun

tinge

0946

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Her comments about the company contained a tinge of resentment.

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31
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

qualm

0959

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He had no qualms about telling a lie to his mother.

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32
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

advent

as in arrival

0984

A

The advent of television changed forever the way the news was reported.

synonyms: appearance, coming, beginning

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33
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Make a short sentence with the noun

fad

1001

A

For a couple of years, there was a fad for studying philosophy.

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34
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

upstart

1009

A

The king’s favorite was considered a mere upstart by the other courtiers.

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35
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

bigot

1010

A

The student said that only bigots oppose further immigration.

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36
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

amenity

as in luxury

1021

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After working hard all his life, he wanted to enjoy the amenity of living in a cabin by the lake.

synonyms: comfort, indulgence

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37
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

thrift

1023

A

She knew that it had been her parents’ thrift that had sent her through college.

38
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

ebb

1029

A

There was an ebb in the company’s fortunes as new rivals appeared.

39
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

modicum

1039

A

It’s my hope that she would still have at least a modicum of sympathy for him.

40
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

rundown

1058

A

At the meeting, he began by giving a brief rundown of the comapny’s recent performance.

41
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

specter

1067

A

The specter of mass unemployment hung over the whole country.

42
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

stowage

1069

A

There was not sufficient stowage to take the whole cargo.

43
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

cove

1074

A

The fishing village was situated on a cove in the peninsula.

44
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

idiosyncrasy

as in characteristic

1081

A

We could all tolerate his idiosyncrasies as long as he contributed to our work.

synonyms: trait, quirk, mannerism

45
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

proclivity

1083

A

His parents were concerned by his proclivity for taking risks with his money.

46
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

compunction

1087

A

He was badly treated and felt no compuction about quitting the job.

47
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

boon

1091

A

We considered the splendid harvest a great boon to our fortunes.

48
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

bounty

1092

A

Every year on Thanksgiving Day, Americans celebrate God’s bounty.

49
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

alacrity

1102

A

He marched ahead with such alacrity that we could scarcely keep up.

50
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

conceit

1115

A

His conceit led him to overestimate his importance to the company.

51
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

tedium

as in boredom

1119

A

While waiting in the airplane, we lessened the tedium by playing cards.

synonyms: ennui, monotony

52
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

levity

as in lightness

1125

A

The levity of the occasion led to an argument among the party guests.

synonyms: silliness, glee, frivolity

53
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

effigy

1135

A

They found effigies of the ancient gods in the cave.

54
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

exhortation

1139

A

All the exhortations in the world are useless if they are not followed by action.

55
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

respite

1150

A

Peace-keeping forces only provided a temporary respite from the violence.

56
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

circumlocution

1160

A

The professor’s circumlocutions were always entertaining to students.

57
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

gait

1163

A

He could be recognized from a great distance by his characteristic gait.

58
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

delineation

1169

A

The novelist is praised for her sensitive delineation of character.

59
Q

Make a short sentence with the noun

inducement

1174

A

The military offered an attractive bonus as an inducement for reenlisting.

60
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

vicarious

as in delegated

1182

A

Unlike Christianity, Buddhism does not acknowledge vicarious attonement.

synonyms: substitionary

61
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

contiguous

1188

A

Contiguous consonants rarely occur in Japanese.

62
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

outright

1199

A

He said her claims were an outright invention with no basis in fact.

63
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

inane

1227

A

His ideas were so inane, I didn’t bother to refute them.

64
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

intractable

1232

A

He found his accumulating debts and intractable problem.

65
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

irresolute

1238

A

The government’s irresolute response to the economic crisis only made things worse.

66
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

personable

1250

A

His assistant was a personable and intelligent young man.

67
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

propitious

1253

A

The weather was highly propitious for their journey across the sea.

68
Q

Make a short sentence with the adverb

expansively

1256

A

The man spoke expansively of his future plans for the company.

69
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

efficacious

1258

A

The new drug proved an efficacious remedy against the disease.

70
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

cozy

1265

A

What a charming, cozy little house!

71
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

genial

as in affable

1267

A

At first, the man seemed quite genial, but then he became angry and aggressive.

synonyms: warm, gracious, hospitable

72
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

amenable

1269

A

He seems more amenable to compromise after today’s meeting.

73
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

assiduous

1281

A

She is the most assiduous and dedicated student in the class.

74
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

full-fledged

1283

A

The general decided to launch a full-fledged attack on the town.

75
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

consummate

1293

A

He has always been good, but now he has become a consummate violonist.

76
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

unruly

1301

A

As the mob became more unruly, the police sent for help.

77
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

crabby

as in irritable

1303

A

The crabby old man was thoroughly disliked by his neighbors.

synonyms: grumpy, snappish

78
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

haughty

1304

A

The society ladies were haughty and condescending toward the poor.

79
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

arcane

1312

A

The sect’s most arcane teachings were never written down.

80
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

rash

1321

A

In times of crisis, one must be swift but never be rash.

81
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

strenuous

1323

A

Rowing is said to be one of the most strenuous sproting activites.

82
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

trite

as in cliche

1324

A

The original novel was excellent, but the screenplay was a trite imitation.

synonyms: stereotyped, tired, hackneyed

83
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

dreary

as in bleak

1328

A

She was so happy that even the dreary weather could not depress her.

synonyms: cold, gray, miserable

84
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

dismal

1330

A

Despite the dismal rainy weather, they enjoyed their visit to London.

85
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

bedraggled

as in filthy

1339

A

After the storm, the cat returned in a bedraggled state.

synonyms: muddy, dirty

86
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

equivocal

1341

A

Her response to his marriage proposal was oddly equivocal.

87
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

bland

1361

A

She always prepares nutritious but bland meals for the family.

88
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

flabbergasted

1370

A

The man was flabbergasted when his wife left him.

89
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

lanky

as in gaunt

1375

A

Despite having been a small child, he was now a lanky teenager.

synonyms: skinny, thin, slender

90
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

paltry

1382

A

He felt insulted by the paltry sum he was paid for the translation.

91
Q

Make a short sentence with the adjective

quaint

1389

A

England is known for the quaint cottages in its lush green countryside.

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